Class 25/3 25279 heading a down parcels service at Crewe on 22 October 1983. Class 304 016 is in the siding behind. Built by Beter-Peacock at their Gorton works and released to B.R. service in September 1965 as D7629 and allocated to Wath depot. 25279 turned out to be one of the very last of it's class in service and survived until its withdrawal in March 1987. It was moved to Vic Berry's Leicester scrapyard for disposal but survived the torch, being purchased for preservation. It has spent time at the Llangollen and Great Central Railwys and is currently based at Ruddington.